Week 1 Waiver Wire: Fantasy Football’s Top Targets Following Preseason

Just because you drafted well doesn’t mean that you will win your fantasy football league this season.

Injuries happen, and players underperform every season. In some ways, fantasy football is a crapshoot. In others, it’s about skill and paying studious attention to the transactions in your league; seasons are won and lost on the waiver wire.

Who are some sleepers to keep an eye on now that the preseason is over? Better yet, who is still available in your league? 

Take a look below at some of the best players still on the waiver wire following the preseason, only including players who are available in more than 40 percent of leagues on Yahoo Sports.  

Brock Osweiler, QB, Houston Texans

Osweiler has a new team, a big contract and the opportunity to prove his worth for the Texans.

He’s not a player one would think of drafting, but he’s a smart pickup to have, as he has a solid offensive line, a good running back in Lamar Miller and one of the top receivers in the game in DeAndre Hopkins. 

And rookie wideout Will Fuller isn’t too bad, either.

In case you were curious why @houstontexans fans can’t stop smiling…👀 @bosweiler17 👉 @Will_Fuller7! https://t.co/S5deXULAot

— NFL (@NFL) August 28, 2016

Osweiler has impressed the Texans coaching staff and proved himself as the starter for the franchise heading into the season. He’s miles better than any quarterback who suited up for Houston last season, and he has won over head coach Bill O’Brien.

Per Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com, O’Brien has seen his quarterback develop before his eyes:

I think one of the things that we’ve seen that, to me, has been very impressive and has to …

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